IMMIGRATION

Of the 150 Afghan evacuees who have arrived in New Hampshire, about half are still living in hotels. Resettlement groups blame the housing crisis.

And Another Thing talks with a man who was allowed to return to western Massachusetts after he was deported in 2019 — for entering the country illegally from Mexico when he was a child.

Agencies are understaffed and have limited resources to address the needs of incoming Afghan evacuees.

Undocumented farmworkers face many barriers when seeking health care. The pandemic has only widened this disparity and many farmworkers remain hesitant to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, including those in western Massachusetts.

Marty Nathan, a western Massachusetts civil rights and environmental champion, died Monday at age 70.Nathan's activism stretched across decades.She…

As Afghan refugees resettle in the United States, schools across the country — and in New England — are preparing to get the youngest up to speed. Administrators at one school in Vermont feel they’re ready. Teachers there are embracing the multilingualism of their refugee and immigrant students. It’s the key, they say, to preparing English learners for college.

Connecticut now expects more than 500 refugees from Afghanistan, and resettlement agencies are preparing for the influx. But finding affordable housing has become a challenge. Rents in Connecticut are up by almost 15% this year, according to the state. And agencies worry that refugees could be priced out if more landlords don’t lend a hand.

A man who finished high school in the U.S. unaware until he began applying to college that he was not a legal resident has returned to the Pioneer Valley.…

Afghan evacuees now entering western Massachusetts are starting to enroll in local English classes.Center for New Americans offers free English classes…

"We've got to make sure that we're filling pot holes, repairing our sidewalks, building playgrounds, picking up the trash and turning on the lights," she said. "It's not sexy. It's not glamorous."